CDM Epidemic Updates for July 18 – July 23, 2023
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Florida watermelons benefit from UF/IFAS research
Plant disease and water information from University of Florida Extension and researchers helped Florida watermelon farmers grow a bumper crop in 2023. Part of this year’s success came from partnerships between the industry and UF/IFAS research and Extension to provide information on disease management and extended water and nutrient programs, keeping the crops healthy and productive much longer than normal.
Cucurbit downy mildew in Michigan
The first symptoms of cucurbit downy mildew disease on pickling cucumber plants in a commercial production field have been verifiedby qPCR in the Saginaw County lab on July 19, 2023. The statewide spore trapping network to detect downy mildew spores in the air has had positives in multiple counties.
SC Grower weekly report | July 17, 2023
In the Midlands, pythium and gummy stem blight have been reported on cucumber. Anthracnose and mosaic virus have been reported on squash. Downy mildew is beginning to appear on pickling cucumbers. Gummy stem blight control has worked well on watermelons which are being harvested. In the Pee Dee region, watermelons and cantaloupe are showing some Pythium on young fruits. In the Coastal region, all cucurbit crops have been harvested. Visit the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast.
Cucurbit Downy Mildew updates July 17, 2023 | ipmPIPE
Cucumber Cultivar Response to Downy Mildew
UGA research benefits watermelon growers
UGA Extension is tasked with studying challenges with pollination, disease tolerance, yields, maturity, size distribution, brix, the sweetness, rind pattern and firmness of different varieties of watermelon and making recommendations to Georgia growers.
